Communist Party of the Soviet Union. CENTRAL COMMIITEE TOP SECRET [stamp] DECLASSIFIED No.Pll2/IX To Comrades Brezhnev, Kosygin, AndroJX>v, Gromyko, Kirilenko, Mazurov, Suslov, Ponomarev, Rusakov, Ark:hiJX>v, Katushev, Baibakov, Martynov, Zolotuk:hin, Patolichev, Skachkov, Garbuzov, Smirtiukov. Extract from protocol No. 1 of CPSU Politburo session ofJuly 14, 1978 1. Agree with the thoughts contained in the note of the MFA USSR, the International department, CC CPSU, and KGB USSR of July 11, 1978 (attached). 2. Affirm the draft of instructions to the Soviet ambassador in Addis-Ababa (attached) Assign Gosplan USSR, Gossnab USSR, [Minzag] USSR, the Ministry of Trade, the KGB USSr, the GKES to review of and three 2 Assign the permanent Soviet representative at the Council of Mutual Economic Assistance to present ideas regarding the provision by the members of the CMEA of assistance to the economic development Ethiopia on a multilateral basis. CC CPSU SECRETARY Re: Point IX Prot No. 1 [stamp] DECLASSIFIED CPSU According to the communication from the Soviet Ambassador Addis-Ababa, and also according to the information from Cuban friends, facts are taking place which bear witness to manifestations of nationalistic moods among certain parts of the Ethiopian leadership following the victory over Somalia the Ogaden, which already is beginning to exert a negative influence on Ethiopia's relations with several countries of the Socialist community (spec. No. 695 of 6\30\78). From the Ethiopian side, in particular, a certain dissatisfaction is being expressed regarding the progress of cooperation with these countries above all the economic area, complaints connected with the development of trade-economic relations, not always grounded in fact, are being put forth. This type of mood in one way or another shows up in the approach of the Ethiopian leadership to a resolution of the Eritrean issue. The MFA USSR, the CPSU International Department, and the KGB USSR consider it expedient to implement a range of steps from our side in order to neutralize these types of moods in the Ethiopian leadership. It would make sense to assign the Soviet ambassador in Addis-Ababa to have a conversation with the chairman of the [VVAS], during which an open and friendly way opinions would be exchanged about the future development of Soviet-Ethiopian relations, stressing the immutablity of the policy of the Soviet Union of mult-sided support and assistance to the Ethiopian revolution. Taking into account the conversation with Mengistu it would be possible to review the issue of conducting a comradely exchange of opinions with the leadership of Cuba and the GDR abou the current situation in Ethiopia. Assign the corresponding Soviet agencies to carefully review the requests of Ethiopian and to proposals aimed at improving Soviet- Ethiopian eccmo1mtc .